Huawei Kirin 820E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
25.9CPU29.8
23.6GPU24
—Benchmarks48.8
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 820E4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 820E lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 820E
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
- Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 26
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2021 |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm+14% |
| TDP (typical) | — | 5 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55 | 1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.22 GHz | 2.4 GHz+8% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G57 MP6 | Adreno 642L |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU | Hexagon 770 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) | Snapdragon X53 5G |
| Max download | — | 3.7 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 820E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 784,274Bottom 29% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 310,105Bottom 37% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 95,255Bottom 24% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 162,954Bottom 39% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 215,960Bottom 26% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,022Bottom 48% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 2,987Top 48% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 640Bottom 43% | 688+8%Bottom 45% |
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